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Tuesday, 22 December 2009

Hushabye quilt needs a name

Here's the completed Hushabye stars quilt. I want to give it to it's new owner tomorrow, but have to come up with a name first, so I can label it!

My design was inspired by this quilt, but of course I had to design my own. I think this works really well as a pastel quilt with contrast.

I semi-fussycut some of the star centres to be sure that some of the owls, rabbits and ducks showed - though the owls are too big to fit completely.

I quilted it in white 50wt Guterman 100% cotton, with white bottomline in the bobbin. I used a different pattern inspired by a few drawings I've seen, which I think originally came from the inspirational Carla.

I'm calling the pattern 'sunny' - which is kind of ironic since I quilt late at night!

Here's a segment up close.

The rest of the household returned late tonight, so my peace is over (and as predicted, my list incomplete!) but I have some fun activities to look forward to in he next few days - first a facial and hair appointment alone, then baking, jewellery-making and reindeer-food preparation all with James and Eleanor.

2 comments:

I thought you were asking us to name it, so as I looked at the pictures a name formed in my head. I was rather pleased to see what you named it.I was going to call it "Starry Daze" or "Starry Days"It is beautiful. I wish I were as speedy as you.~a

About Me

I am 40, married to Simon, and mummy to James (12) and Eleanor (11). I design all my own quilts, have produced several patterns and have been regular contributor to Australian quilting magazines. My favourite part of the process is the quilting (on a Bernina 820), but I enjoy every bit of it. Please drop in and say hello; each and every comment is appreciated and I'm happy to answer your questions, although I quilt a little less frequently these days.